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old babe: judith scott

last time i was at sf moma, i saw a judith scott piece in person and it was mesmerizing. i tried to remember her name so i could look her up when i got home, but i forgot. luckily, i stumbled upon her work again on the internet and now that i've read her story i feel like i love these pieces so much more. please read about her story: here.

old babe: peggy guggenheim

the peggy guggenheim museum in venice was definitely the highlight of my recent trip to italy. 

"I...wore one of my Tanguy earrings, and one made by Calder, in order to show my impartiality between Surrealist and abstract art."  -Peggy Guggenheim

old babe: maud lewis

nova scotia folk artist & super cutie pie.

"paintings for sale" love that.

old babe: elvira bach

german painter & sculptor, found her to die for studio (and art) on freunde von freunden...

old babe: faith bradford

any lady that spends a lifetime's work building a five story dollhouse for an imaginary family is coo with me.

above: "Bradford frequently visited the National Museum to check on the Dolls’ House, returning for semiannual “house cleanings” when the model was rolled out of its case for close inspection. During December cleaning visits, brush Christmas wreathes from the attic were hung for the holidays." awww, my hero.

(images and more info at national museum of american history)

old babes: two for one.

yayoi kusama, 81, in the new issue of lula. 

LULA: can you describe what a typical day is like for you? 

YK: I create art pieces from morning till night, everyday. 

AND louise bourgeois at 99 in the new issue of pop.

POP: Is there anything you haven't done in life that you would still like to do?

LB: No.

mimi weddell

mimi started her full time career as an actress at the age of 65! (when her husband passed away and left nothing behind but bills) She passed away a little over a month ago at the age of 94, but there's a documentary film about her which will live on foreveeer!  :) 

also check out advanced style (that's how i found out about mimi) its banner claims it's "proof from the wizened and silver-haired set that personal style advances with age." i agree.

old babes: big edith & little edie

when i netflixed grey gardens i thought i was getting the one from earlier this year with drew barrymore, but to my surprise i got the 1975 documentary, it's an intimate look at the relationship between a mother and daughter (jackie o's aunt & first cousin) all set inside their deteriorating estate, grey gardens.

 

old babe: renee

(photo by the selby.) cccclick away.....

martha!

who knew martita (that's what my mom calls her) was such a babe?!

from here.

old babe: maude

maude from harold and maude. a free spirit!

old babe: irma serrano

mexican singer, actress, politician and just a little CRAZY! (but hey any women who can marry a 29 year old at the age of 71 deserves to make the list) let me elaborate on her craziest moment ever, in 2003 at the age of 70, she announced she was pregnant!..wait there's more... with the child of an ex boyfriend...wait... who'd been dead 12 years!! then, three months later she holds a press conference to announce she had lost the baby :(

(one more thing, she's gotten so much work done that it's really hard to find a current picture of her that won't scare little children away, so quickly glance at the first picture and move quickly passed it to enjoy ms. serrano during better times, and just thank me for not posting a picture of her during her boy george phase.)

old babe: madame ganna walska

terrible opera singer. six times a wife. master gardener.

little babe: tavi gevinson

when i saw this little babe sitting front row at marc jacobs' show on monday (this sounds like i was there, unfortunately i wasn't, saw it on the internets) i yahooed immeadiately (you google, i yahoo). 

"Tavi Gevinson is a female fashion blogger. She began her blog, "Style Rookie" on March 31, 2008 at the young age of 12-years-old. Tavi posts fashion-forward photographs of herself wearing mature looks and writes with a sophistication level so high that people often question her age."

mature and sophisticated indeed. check out her blog, where you'll read things like "Remember that Napoleon Dynamite movie? It was all the rage~ in third grade." 

(p.s. i categorized her in my *new* old babes section, so i guess i'll put little babes in there too, when i find them. look out for a new old babe tomorrow and every wednesday, until there's no more.)

old babe: iris apfel

fashion icon.

i love old people! and i personally can't wait til i'm an old lady, i'll be able to get away with saying crazy things, people will help me with my groceries and help me cross the street, i'll sit in front of the tv for hours then fall asleep on the couch without any guilt, it's going to be great, and hopefully every once in a while i'll put together an outfit like iris, just for fun.